CHAP. XXI.
Terms of Art in Falconry. [ 40]
THe First and Principal Term to be practised is, Hold Fast; and that at all times, especially when she Bateth or Striveth to Flee away.
Say Feed your Hawk, and not give her Meat; and when she hath Fed, say she Feaketh her Beak, and not wipeth it.
She is full Gorged, not Cropped; and if her Gorge be void, and her Bowels any thing stiff, [ 50] say, she is Embowelled, and hath not fully Endu∣ed, and so long as you find any thing in her Bowels, it is Dangerous to give her Meat.
You shall say she Jouketh, and not Sleepeth, she Prun••••h, not Picketh her self; nor can she properly 〈◊〉〈◊〉 said to Prune her self, but when she begins at her Legs, and fetcheth out Moisture at her Rump, wherewith she Oyleth her Feet, and strikes the Feathers of her Wings through her Beak, which she doth after she hath been wet in [ 60] a R••iny Flight▪ and when she Pruneth her self, do not disturb her•• for then she sheweth her self to be Lusty, and of good Courage. When she has done Pruning, she will exceedingly rouze her self.
When she Picketh her self, say she Pruneth her self.
When she stretches one Wing and a Leg, she Mantleth, and when she lifts up her Wings, she Towreth.
To Brayle the Hawks Wing, is to put a piece of Leather over the Pinion of one of her Wings, to keep it close.
Say she Rouzeth, and not Shaketh her self.
If a Long Winged Hawk, say she Mewteth, and if a short Winged, she Sliceth.
Say, set your Hawk to the Perch.
Say she is a Fair, Long, Short, or Thick Hawk, and not a great Hawk; and she hath a Large, or Short Beak, and not a Bill.
Say she is full Gorged, and not Cropped.
Say she putteth over, and endeweth, but both in a divers Sense; for she puts over when she re∣moves her Meat from her Gorge into her Pannel, by traversing with her Body, but chiefly with her Neck: She never Endeweth, so long as her Gorge is full at her Feeding; but as soon as she hath Fed and Rested, then she Endeweth by little and little.
When a Long Winged Hawk is Flown from the Fist at her Game, it is said she goeth well Aforehead; and after she hath laid in her Game, and betakes her self to her Wings, it is called Flying.
For a Short Winged Hawk, say She goes well from the Fist, and when she has laid in her Game, and taken her Stand, it is said she goes well or nimbly at the Retrieve.
Hawks have proper Names to their Feathers. Their Principal Feathers are six in each Wing, and Twelve in her Train; all the small Feathers (except her Flag Feathers under her Wings, which are Thin and Broad) are her Plumage; the first Feather in the Wings are the Sarcel Feathers, which she always casts last, when she is in the Mew; and then, and not before is the proper time to Feed her with Wash't Meat; and begin to E••∣seam her, that is, to take away her Grease, for Wash't Meat purgeth her. There are other Fea∣thers that close up the Sarcels, and those are termed the Covering Feathers, as are all the Fea∣thers, which are next over the long Beam, and Flag Feathers.
When she Picketh her self, say she reformeth her Feathers.
Say she Collieth, and not Breaketh; She Strain∣eth, not Clitcheth, or Snatcheth.
When she waits at the place, where she lays the Partridge, or other Game, until she be retriev∣ed, say she keeps her Mark.
A Hern that stands by the Water Side, watch∣ing for her Prey, is said to stand at Seidge.
When a Hawk goeth forth at Check, it is term∣ed she maketh out.
When she Groweth Fat, say she is Raised in Flesh.